Equally Wed

Jennifer and Victoria chose to hold their wedding at the Westwood in Garwood, New Jersey. They had a first look waterside at Nomahegan Park in Cranford, New Jersey, with absolutely gorgeous fall foliage as the backdrop. He made a point to say how it’s been such a long journey for LGBTQ+ couples to legally marry in this state and overcome all of the odds. Jenn and Victoria had a surprise La Hora Loca for their guests, led by Crespita Entertainment’s dancers and stilt-walkers.

The world is waking up after a dreary and cold winter and there’s something beautiful about planning a wedding for that time of year. It can be a challenge since you never know what the weather will be like (snow in April? ) and when flowers and trees will bloom, but it’s one worth taking if you love all things spring. THIS ROMANTIC SPRING CASTLE WEDDING IS FIT FOR A PRINCESS—OR TWO Literally a fairy tale come to life, we’re not kidding. Garden weddings are nice at any time of year, but especially pretty when everything’s in full bloom in the spring.

Perched on a cliff overlooking the beautiful Banderas Bay in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Carlo and Ron read their vows to one another as their closest of friends and family watched. As per Mexican tradition, guests were asked to wear white while the grooms wore natural linen hand-tailored suits. They found Talbot Ross of Talbot Ross Events to bring their modern and minimalist style to the wedding venue decor. Using all white and green tropical flowers, white modern vases, ghost chairs and a simple driftwood arbor created a simple and chic environment for both the ceremony and cocktail reception.

It makes a difference when vendors go out of their way to showcase that they’re LGBTQ-friendly by doing things like updating their forms, including LGBTQ+ couples in their advertisements or social media and not making any assumptions about gender or sexual orientation. Everyone seemed confused as to saying bride and bride because they couldn’t tell the difference so we told them to call us Tux Bride and Dress Bride. It hadn’t even occurred to us because we didn’t think we were getting any other kind of married than just, you know, married like everyone does,” the couple explains. It’s truly incredible to tell the stories of LGBTQ+ people who are sharing their love in so many different ways.